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Catherine Bailey
Born (1980-01-02) 2 January 1980 (age 44)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Notable work

Catherine Bailey (born 2 January 1980) is a British stage, television and film actress.

Career

Catherine Bailey made her acting debut in 1993, when she was cast in the leading role of Helen Green in the short-lived children's series, Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy. [1] This was followed by another role in a children's series, The Wild House [2] [3] as Georgina, for which she made her first appearance at the beginning of the second series in 1998 [4] until the show's conclusion in 1999. [5]

Bailey went on to guest roles in a number of British television series, including Peak Practice, My Family, Rosemary & Thyme, Holby City, The Bill, EastEnders, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctors, Midsomer Murders, Mr Selfridge, The Crown and Vera. [3]

As an established thratre performer, Bailey has appeared on several stage productions, some of which include Spring Awakening at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which was her 1995 stage debut, [3] 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, [6] The Country Wife, [7] A Midsummer Night's Dream, [8] The 39 Steps [9] and The Merchant of Venice. [10]

Her first film role came in 2012, when she was cast in the crime drama, The Grind, followed by performances in A Quiet Passion, with Cynthia Nixon, [11] and the French film Dernier amour (Casanova, Last Love).

Bailey has also served as a voice artist for radio, such as the role of Margaret Bishop in the BBC Radio 4 series, Home Front, [12] as well as work in the video games Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2, [13] GreedFall, [14] The Bradwell Conspiracy, [15] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla [16] and Babylon's Fall. [17]

She is the founder of BAZ Productions, alongside Sarah Bedi and Emma Luffingham. Their production consist of stage works Macbeth (2011), [18] Prophecy (2013) [19] and The Process (2020), which also starred Bailey.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1993 Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy Helen Green Series 1 (main role, 6 episodes)
1993 Who Dealt? Helen TV movie
1998–99 The Wild House Georgina Wild Series 2–3 (main role, 25 episodes)
2000 Holby City Jo Cartwright Series 3, Episode 5
2000 Peak Practice Helen Randle Series 10, Episode 9
2001 The Residents Tina Conan Jnr Series 1, Episode 1
2001 Hawkins Jenny TV Movie
2001 The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells Violet Miniseries (6 episodes)
2001 Urban Gothic Leigh Series 2, Episode 2
2001 It's Not You, It's Me Kerry Short
Unaired [a] High Stakes Jenny Series 2, Episodes 2 & 6
2002 My Family Kate Series 3, Episode 10
2004 55 Degrees North Michelle Series 1, Episode 2
2004 Rosemary & Thyme Chantal Parsons Series 2, Episode 7
2005 Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World Zoe Miniseries (1 episode)
2005 The English Harem Annie TV movie
2006 The Bill Karen Ingram Series 22, Episode 49
2007, 2010 EastEnders P.C. Shona Blake 8 episodes
2007 The Marchioness Disaster Police Officer #4 TV movie
2007 Shades of Mourning Alice Short film
2008 Doctors Anne Alexander Series 10, Episode 141
2009 Holby City DS Karen Roberts Series 12, Episodes 1 & 2
2010 The Bill Evie Ferrier Series 26, Episode 15
2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures Miss Wyckham Series 4, Episode 10
2011 House of Anubis Esther Robinson Series 1 (Recurring role, 13 episodes)
2012 The Grind Paramedic 2 Feature film
2013 Doctors Sammy Jo Rinsler Series 15, Episode 49
2014 Midsomer Murders Stephanie Weston Series 16, Episode 3
Unreleased [b] Nicole and O.J. Marcia Clark Feature film
2015 Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar Portia Filmed stage performance
2015 And Then There Were None Olivia Ogilvie Hamilton Miniseries (2 episodes)
2016 Mr Selfridge Nina Series 4, Episodes 1 & 7
2016 A Quiet Passion Vryling Buffam Feature Film
2017 Strike Jess Series 1, Episodes 4 & 5
2017 The Crown Elizabeth Cavendish Series 2, Episodes 4 & 7
2018 Hetty Feather Louisa Hooper Series 4, Episode 4
2019 Dernier amour Soeur de Lady Hortense Feature film
2020 Malory Towers Miss Gale Series 1, Episode 5
2021 Grace Francine Series 1, Episode 1
2021 Whitstable Pearl Fi Marston Series 1, Episode 2
2022 Vera Katy Turner (uncredited)) Series 11, Episode 4

Theatre credits

Notes

  1. ^ Appeared in series 2, episodes 2 & 6. The second series was intended to broadcast in winter 2001, but remains unaired.
  2. ^ Filmed around 2013 and 2014. It was intended for release in the summer of 2014, and then delayed until 2019, but currently remains unreleased.

References

  1. ^ "Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy". avclub.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "The Wild House[04/03/98] (1998)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Cheesman, Neil (18 December 2011). "Interview with Catherine Bailey". londontheatre1.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Children's BBC: The Wild House". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "The Wild House". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "'Tis Pity She's a Whore". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Full cast confirmed for The Country Wife". londontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Midsummer Night's Dream, A". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b "The 39 Steps". Time Out. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Share Drama: Merchant Of Venice with Catherine Bailey". shareradio.co.uk. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  11. ^ "A Quiet Passion". t2conline.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Margaret Bishop". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  14. ^ "GreedFall". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  15. ^ "The Bradwell Conspiracy". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Babylon's Fall". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Macbeth". bazproductions.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Prophecy". bazproductions.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Spring Awakening". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Sit and Shiver". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Sit and Shiver". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  23. ^ "House Of Agnes". blackplaysarchive.org.uk.
  24. ^ "SEE JULIUS CAESAR WITH THE BRILLIANT CATHERINE BAILEY AT THE GLOBE FROM 20TH JUNE". loudandclearvoices.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  25. ^ Millward, Tom (8 June 2016). "Cast announced for Doctor Scroggy's War at The Globe". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  26. ^ "'KING LEAR' WITH QUEEN OF ALL SHAKESPEARE CATHERINE BAILEY PLAYING GONERIL OPENS 5TH APRIL". loudandclearvoices.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  27. ^ Forsyth, Neil. "Othello, Shakespeare's New Globe". europeanstages.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

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